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shimdidly ,

Not sure what relevance a broken clock has to the discussion or the OP.

shimdidly ,

Dismissing a post because of the platform it is posted on sounds pretty racist to me. Judge them not by the color of the greentext but the content of the meme. Or, something like that.

shimdidly ,

You wouldn’t have Wayland if it weren’t for WONTFIX, ya daft cunts.

16 years later, and it still barely works. Plasma made it a first-class citizen in the last release and I still had to switch back to X11 because a million WONTFIXes later there's so many hacked together solutions just to get it to barely work its insane. How do you mess up copy and paste??

shimdidly ,

The politically-correct version. Will the mods remove this one like they did the last one?

shimdidly ,

Guess I'm the weirdo. Installed Arch with KDE Plasma, changed the wallpaper, installed Steam, accepted the defaults of everything else. Use it as a daily driver.

shimdidly ,

Amen. I should have seen it earlier, but the API debacle told me that Reddit is run by "my way or the highway" management. And they showed they didn't care at all about their users. I used to post spicy OC memes. Realized there's no point in adding value to a platform that does not value it's own people one iota.

shimdidly ,

Well, Twitter is actually based now. Before Elon bought it there were a bunch of feds working behind the scenes to censor and move the needle. When Elon cleaned house he removed a lot of that. Elon said he "bought a crime scene" basically.

shimdidly ,

IDK. Some cringe-lord wants free stuff and wants your taxes to pay for it. Something about cancer.

shimdidly ,

Believes anyone asking for tech support is consciously aware of Windows versions

Lol. Lmao even

shimdidly ,

Upvoted...

shimdidly OP ,

Thank you for translate.

shimdidly ,

Where's the usr? This meme makes no sense.

shimdidly ,

So I did this. I nuked Windows when I bought a new laptop. About a year later I changed jobs and now needed to use Visual Studio. Now I know why Windows never hassled me for a key when I reinstalled...

Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV (arstechnica.com)

A patent application from the company spotted by Lowpass describes a system for displaying ads over any device connected over HDMI, a list that could include cable boxes, game consoles, DVD or Blu-ray players, PCs, or even other video streaming devices. Roku filed for the patent in August 2023 and it was published in November...

shimdidly ,

Ever since Roku deplatformed Alex Jones I knew they were unprincipled and no good. Glad I left and never looked back.

shimdidly ,

We elected a bunch of lawyers to run our country. No surprise then that everything is based around liability and "safety"

shimdidly ,

So tone deaf.

shimdidly ,

Everyone vote TRUMP before this bus drives off the cliff.

shimdidly ,

You should defend them too. Join us.

shimdidly OP ,

Privacy = freedom. If you don't have privacy, or to the extent you don't have privacy, you are in proportion not free.

It seems to me this is the trade off we are all figuring out how to make. For example, I've considered not having a cell phone at all, but then I find it almost impossible to get a job, or operate in the economy. So I use a custom privacy ROM. I have no illusions that this is perfect, but at least a step in the right direction.

I think the most practical answer is to gain knowledge of the situation, and limit our attack surface. I don't think there's any silver bullets, unless you want to live like the Amish (which, doesn't sound like a bad idea, either. If that's what you want and you can do it, go for it.)

shimdidly OP ,

if total privacy means i can’t have a phone or talk to most people then does that really make me more free?

Yes, and it's totally based if you do this. Our gadgets don't really makes us more free. At least not with how they're currently used. Everyone is disconnected from nature, sunsets, each other, and more. When's the last time you saw a concert? Everyone is staring at their phones and not even enjoying the moment they're in. Many are depressed and drowning in meaninglessness. When we look at old pictures of beaches from the 90s (not even that old) everyone appears physically fit, bright, and happy. Did our gadgets really make us any more free, or happy?

but if the only solution is to go live in the woods, is it really worth it?

Yes.

shimdidly OP ,

it seems like you’re blaming all of societies problems on technology.

We are talking about technology, and privacy. And I'm answering your questions. I'm no one special, and I don't have all the answers. Just because you and I are talking about this specific topic doesn't mean that's all I care about. Respectfully, what a silly thing to say.

and do you honestly think you’ll find more meaning by living in the woods? if so, why haven’t you done it?

Again, I'm no one special. But I that's exactly what I'm doing. Because I wouldn't offer any advice that I myself wouldn't be willing to follow. We sold our property in the city and purchased acreage on the countryside, are raising animals, and planting a garden this year. It's great. Humanity needs more experiences like this that are in harmony with nature and natural living, and less in the dull, gray brutalist, dehumanizing cityscapes we've created.

you’re conflating the concept of “privacy” (the original topic of the conversation) with “all of our gadgets” and the effects of those gadgets.

Right. Because there's nothing inherently wrong with gadgets. But our modern gadgets are purpose-built to be addictive, monopolize our attention and time, and invade our privacy. I believe these are all interrelated.

shimdidly OP ,

adblocking DNS

Totally based. Is it a PiHole? We set one up a few years ago. One of the best things we've ever done. Totally worth it when even the inline ads and tracking are blocked on phone apps.

shimdidly OP ,

Agree. Full-doomer isn't for everyone. We can reduce our attack surface, but there's no silver bullets. Just using a good adblocker increases privacy quite a bit, and quite frankly makes browsing the web bearable.

internet ISPs were decrypting traffic

I always thought it was a little sus that the NSA designed a lot of of the ciphers we use today.

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